Aquatic carousel.



' No. 648,792. Patented May I; I900.

' S. REDFERN.

MIUATIG GABOUSEL.

' (Application filed Sept. 21, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL REDFERN, or N'EGAUNEE, MICHIGAN.

AQUATIC CAROUSEL:

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 648,792, dated May 1, 1900.

Application filed September 21, 1898. Serlal No. 691,610. (N model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL REDFERN, of Negaunee, in the county of Marquette and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Aquatic Carousel, of which the fol-. lowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

- in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe invention, and Fig. 2 isa vertical section thereof. The carousel is constructed on a circular float 3, which has an eyebolt 4 fastened centrally therein, the said eyebolt being joined to a cable-section 5, which has connection by a swivel 6 with a second cable-section 7, and to the cable-section 7 is to be attached an anchor (not shown) by which to hold the float. By means of the swivel 6 the float may be turnedaround its center without kinking and tangling the cable-sections.

Mounted on the float 3 is an upper deck or superstructure 8,sustained by stanchions and partitions 9 and surmounted by a roof 10. On the float 3 may be constructed various compartments forming observation and refreshment rooms, and the deck 8 may be arranged. in the same manner or may be made as a promenade, according to the requirements of the situation.

The carousel is propelled in its rotary movement by sails on the roof l0 and by a pro? peller-wheel driven by an engine situate on the float 3. Thcsails 11 on the roof 10 are each held in rectangular frames 12, having trunnions 14, mounted to rock in eyes 15, formed, respectively, on'the upper ends of standards 16, rigidly mounted on the roof 10. The standards 16 are arranged in pairs, one pair for each sail, and between each pair of standards a stop 17 is located, such stops being fixed to the roof 10 and serving to hold the sails 11 invertical position, so that they will be effectively. acted upon by the wind. The action of the sails is illustrated in the drawings. When the wind blows in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1, the sails at one side of the apparatus are thrown downward and'engage with. the stops 17, andas thesesails turn around with the apparatus they are raised to a horizontal position, so that the wind does not act upon them. The sails thus alternately rise and fall and avoid and receive the motive action of the Wind.

The propeller or paddle wheel 18 is mounted at one side of the float on a horizontal shaft 19, held at the upper side of the float feet. The sails and motor may be used in conjunction with each other or independently, according to the conditions of .the weather and to the load on the float, Ordinarily the sails will be sufiicient to propel the float; but should greater speed be desired the engine may be employed. The engine, however, is

float at times when there'is no wind.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters I Patent- 1. In an aquatic carousel, the combination with a float having a deck surmounted by a more particularly intended for revolving the roof and an anchor-chain having a swivel connection with the bottom of the float at the center thereof, of standards on the roof of the deck, sail-carrying frames having trnnnions mountedin the standards, and stops for limit ing the swinging movement of the frames in one direction,v substantially as and for the purpose set forth. V 6

2. In an aquatic carousel, a float, standards mounted on said. float, sail-carrying frames having trunnions mounted to swing between the upper'ends of said standards, and means for limiting the swinging movement of said frames in one direction, as and for the purpose set forth.

' 3. An aquatic carousel, comprising a float,

5 a superstructure mounted on the top of the float to be wholly above Water, said superstructure having its lower portion formed into compartments or rooms, and its upper portion into a covered deck, an anchor-chain having to a swivel connection with the bottom of the float, sail-carrying frames mounted on the top of the deck to swing in but one direction, a propeller-wheel mounted at one side of the lower portion of the superstructure, and means for operating the propeller-wheei, substantially r5 as described.

. SAMUEL REDFERN.

Witnesses:

G.-E. OCoNNoR, L. E. ADAMS. 

